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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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connected with springs concealed in tlie middle of the heel. 

 These springs in turn press upon a rubber lilt, giving the n.- 

 siliency which it is intended. This device is patented by John 

 Shcehan, of New York City. 



GOODRICH CATHETER BAG. 



The devices for the proper care of all delicate instruments are 

 quite as numerous as the instruments themselves. The part that 

 rubber plays in both particulars is something noticeable, when 

 even a casual enumeration is made. The catheter is one of the 

 most delicate of instruments and hence needs correspondingly 



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careful handling. The Goodrich Catheter Bag is nadc of tine 

 Para seamless rubber, with reinforced bottom and elongated 

 neck, which can be securely closed by tying at the neck w-ith a 

 tape or string. For carrying catheters in an antiseptic solution 

 this is a perfectly safe way as the bag, even when filled, is 

 flexible. [The B. F. Goodrich Co., .^kron, Ohio.] 



A NEW PHYSICAL EXERCISER. 



The illustntion relates to an exercising 

 apparatus comprising elastic bands or 

 cords, each provided at one end with a 

 handle and at the other end with a foot 

 attachment or stirrup, and a waist belt 

 adjustable at the front and back and pro- 

 vided with guide rings for the elastic 

 bands fixed on opposite sides of its front 

 ends. There are means for adjusting the 

 clastic bands to the stirrups and to the 

 handles at the top. The waist belt is pro- 

 vided with means through which the 

 elastic bands pass freely, and with means 

 for varying the size of the felt without 

 changing the position of the elastic bands 

 relatively to the body of the user. A 

 L'nited States patent for this invention 

 has been granted to Georg Mullen [Kol- 

 berger Austalten fiir ' Exterikultur Wil- 

 helm Anhalt G. m. b, H., Kolberg, Ger- 

 many.] 



OVERSHOE CREEPER. 



A NEW anti-slipping device for over- 

 shoes is a metallic creeper to be 

 Mvller's Physical attached to the shank of the shoe. 

 Exerciser. but normally it does not touch the 



ground. .-^bove it is a clamping 

 piece and a strip of flexible material on which is imposed a false 

 heel in two sections. When it is desired to make the creeping 

 effective the false heel is brought into commission by being folded 

 upon itself and then over upon the clamping piece. The pres- 

 sure of the shank of the leather shoe upon the false heel forces 

 the shank of the overshoe downward and brings the creeper in 

 contact with the ground. This device has been patented by John 

 Hunt, of Woonsocket. Rhode Island. 



TWO CANADIAN SHOE NOVELTIES. 



A.MO.N'G the more recent novelties in rubber footwear are to 

 be recorded two that have been introduced in Canada. First to 

 be mentioned is the "Honeycomb'' sole, illustrated herewith 



"Hoxevcomb" Shce Sole 



from a photograph, the object of which is to lessen liability to 

 slip. This sole is applicable to any style of rubber footwear, but 

 is suited particularly for sporting shoes— yachting, tennis, 

 lacrosse and the like. The trade mark "Honeycomb" is regis- 

 tered. The second illustration relates to a patented device for 



"Electric Cuxductok" Shoe Sole. 



conducting electricity from the body to the ground, the means 

 employed being the placing of tubular rivets in the heel and toe 

 portions of the rubber sole. [The Berlin Rubber Manufactur- 

 ing Co., Limited, Berlin, Ontario.] 



THE CINCH REPAIR KIT. 



One of the quickest methods for puncture repairs, and one for 

 which the greater virtue of permanency is claimed for it, is that 

 employed when using the "Cinch" tire repair kit. It requires no 

 cement, no vulcanizing, no patchwork, no labor, no delay, and 

 (it is claimed) no skill. The work is accomplished by means of 

 a small rubber coated metal seal inserted in the puncture. The 

 pointed end of the cutting tool — which is a part of the outfit — is 

 pushed through the puncture and then the knurled wheel which 



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Se.'\l for 

 Punctures. 



Tire Section, Showinx Puncture Closed. 



carries the cutter down is screwed, thereby making a smooth 

 hole. The ends of the wire opening tool are inserted in the hole 

 and gripped there in order to stretch the opening with the lips 

 outward sufficient to adtiiit the seal. When this is inserted it 

 should be seen that the convex side of the seal is on the outside 

 and that the puncture is well within the seal. The pliers are then 

 used to insure the security of the position of the seal, and after 

 a generous application of soapstone, the tube is ready for use. 

 [-Auto Goods Co., Boston.] 



